How does one believe?

Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Faith is a gift no man can believe unless God grants it. God has chosen to use the gospel as a means faith comes by hearing.

In answering the OP?
By thinking a thing could/might/maybe/perhaps be true!
But, that is not to say thinking a thing is not true, means it isn't true.
That's how it starts, anyway.
And, as believing germinates? So does ones thinking.

Everything you just posted reflects works, works, works, i.e., "action not a acknowledgement," "repent/turn away from our sinful ways," "lay down our lives," stop pursuing our own worldly ambitions," "allow Christ to come into our heart and mind," "do what he has commanded," ect. How do WORKS apply to: "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9) When we receive forgiveness of our sins by believing/trusting in the FINISHED work of Jesus on the cross, our born again spirit is saved--that is the beginning of our faith. If you add any of your own works into the gospel plan of salvation, then you're believing in "another" gospel. Yes, we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus FOR good works--NOT by our good works. Good works are usually the natural outgrowth of a relationship with Him, and they are empowered by the Holy Spirit. (John 15:8; 2 Cor. 9:8; 2Tim. 3:16,17; Titus 2:14; 3:8; James 2:20). The word translated "workmanship" is the Greek word polema, the root of the English word "poem." God's people are His handiwork, His masterpieces. Masterpieces usually take time to complete, and our sanctification process begins when we first believe in the gospel message and continues throughout our lives as we grow in Christ.

This might seem like a basic question but maybe people would like to share.

(Not sure if this is the right section for this thread)

How does one believe?

If you think they are works then your sadly mistaken. Acknowledgeing the truth that you heard is not works and works without faith is dead.
Jesus said to believe and obey his commandments. The o.p. asks how does one believe I answered true belief is being a doer and not just a hearer according to James 1:22.
Jesus told the first 12 to follow him, I suppose that is a work for some?

If you think they are works then your sadly mistaken. Acknowledgeing the truth that you heard is not works and works without faith is dead.
Jesus said to believe and obey his commandments. The o.p. asks how does one believe I answered true belief is being a doer and not just a hearer according to James 1:22.
Jesus told the first 12 to follow him, I suppose that is a work for some?

You said, "action not acknowledgment," which is works, and I say we are only saved by "believing" in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is the Message of the Cross--it is Christ and Him crucified for our sins, buried and risen again from the dead in three days as the Scriptures foretold. Believe it to be saved and He will save you from the penalty of your sins (eternal death) and freely give you Everlasting Life. It grieves me and other believers to hear many preachers telling people to stop sinning or turn from all your sin in order to be saved, when we know that we ALL sin and fall short of the glory of God. "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." (1 John 1:8). Christ said repent or likewise perish. The word "repent" in the Greek means "change of mind." In terms of perishing, Christ was telling people to change their mind relative to their belief about Him. (John 1:10 - He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. ) The Apostle Paul said God commanded all men everywhere to repent, and he said it was about God (who He was and was not) and His Son, Jesus, who He ordained to judge the world and proof was His resurrection from the dead (after He was crucified for our sins). No work of ours can be added to believing upon who Christ is and what He has done for us. Only Christ's work can save. You quoted James 1:22 to support your "works salvation," however, but you failed to acknowledge who James was addressing his message to, i.e., "Beloved Brethren." James was talking to SAVED saints of Christ. Yes, I absolutely believe saved Christians should follow the heart of God and the footsteps of Jesus, just as James believed, but we must get saved first by believing in the Gospel of Christ so that the Holy Spirit can guide us throughout our life journey. No where in the Bible does it say we must repent from our sins in order to be saved. Rather Jesus said: "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life (John 5:24).

Good Biblical examples..

Yes the Message is the same and people actually judge themselves by the way they respond to the Word of God..

Calvinism and Lordship Salvation both deny choice of man. When the lost man hears God's "Word" (John 5:24), he then has the choice to believe himself a sinner as God said, having no hope within himself, and by his own will may choose to receive the gift of God through faith in Christ. That person is then saved (Colossians 1:12-14). After the person is saved, he then has the choice to submit to the Lord, presenting himself a "living sacrifice", can "add" to his faith, and through the direction and empowerment of the Holy Spirit become "neither barren nor unfruitful" (Romans 12:1-2, 2 Peter 1:1-9). They are both false gospels and lead to eternal death. Good works may and should result from salvation, but will never be the cause for obtaining or retaining salvation.

How does one believe..

Well to be a christian, the basic gospel to be believed is that Jesus Christ of Nazareth is the Son of God, he died on the cross for our sins, and rose to life again the third day.

Thats it. If you believe that, then that what makes you a believer.

You could believe the earth was created in 6 days, or a hundred billion years, you could believe we speak in tongues or not, or that the rapture is going to happen in 2045 or that the temple has been destoryed or hasnt even been built yet, you could even believe calvinists are right and arminists are wrong but if you dont believe the basic gospel message...you cannot be a believer

You said, "action not acknowledgment," which is works, and I say we are only saved by "believing" in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is the Message of the Cross--it is Christ and Him crucified for our sins, buried and risen again from the dead in three days as the Scriptures foretold. Believe it to be saved and He will save you from the penalty of your sins (eternal death) and freely give you Everlasting Life. It grieves me and other believers to hear many preachers telling people to stop sinning or turn from all your sin in order to be saved, when we know that we ALL sin and fall short of the glory of God. "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." (1 John 1:8). Christ said repent or likewise perish. The word "repent" in the Greek means "change of mind." In terms of perishing, Christ was telling people to change their mind relative to their belief about Him. (John 1:10 - He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. ) The Apostle Paul said God commanded all men everywhere to repent, and he said it was about God (who He was and was not) and His Son, Jesus, who He ordained to judge the world and proof was His resurrection from the dead (after He was crucified for our sins). No work of ours can be added to believing upon who Christ is and what He has done for us. Only Christ's work can save. You quoted James 1:22 to support your "works salvation," however, but you failed to acknowledge who James was addressing his message to, i.e., "Beloved Brethren." James was talking to SAVED saints of Christ. Yes, I absolutely believe saved Christians should follow the heart of God and the footsteps of Jesus, just as James believed, but we must get saved first by believing in the Gospel of Christ so that the Holy Spirit can guide us throughout our life journey. No where in the Bible does it say we must repent from our sins in order to be saved. Rather Jesus said: "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life (John 5:24).

So your saying you don't even have to repent??? Interesting 😏😏😏😏

I'm saying the word "Repent" used in the Bible means "change of mind" towards what one believes about who Jesus Christ is (His Diety/Son of God/God manifested in the flesh/Messiah ); that He came to save the world from their sins and give them eternal life by purchasing those who will believe and trust in Him through the shedding of His blood on the cross of Calvary as payment in full for all their past, present, and future sins. "In Him, you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. (Ephesians 1:13-14 ) Nowhere in the Bible does it say that one must "repent" from their sins in order to be saved. Christian culture added the words "from sin" to the word repent. The Reformers changed the original Greek word of "Metanoia" to the English word "Repent" when they revised the New Testament in the late 1800s, as there was no one English word that existed with the Greek meaning which was actually the inspired word of God. The Reformers also chose to use the word "repent" as they believed it to be a more true and more catholic, a more spiritual and more philosophical, interpretation of Christianity. So, if we replace the word "repent" throughout the Bible with the original and literal meaning of Metanoia to "Change your Mind," that puts a whole new light on things, doesn't it? For what is the "Mind"? It is that spiritual part of us which receives and assimilates whatever it has an affinity for in the world outside, whether that world is spiritual or material. It is the whole group of faculties which compose the intelligence. It is sight and perception, thought and reflection, apprehension and comprehension--all that is popularly known as the intellect or understanding. But it also embraces more than this, namely a large portion of the moral and affectional nature. Thus it comes about that, in common speech, the terms "mind" and "heart" are often interblended, one overlapping the field of the other. Therefore, when we speak of the Mind, we often mean the heart as well as the brain, but we never mean the heart without the brain. The Mind proper is the masculine, intellectual element, strong and foremost, of which the heart is the feminine, affectional counterpart, always in attendance upon it, always at one with it. As "Man" is the generic name for Adam and Eve, so "Mind" is the generic name for this twofold nature of man. When, then, "Mind" means so much, and "Change" may be made to mean so much, to speak of a "Change of Mind" is to stand on the verge of a GREAT conception. (Comments taken in part from "The Great Meaning of Metanoia--An Undeveloped Chapter in the Life and Teaching of Christ" by Treadwell Walden).

Those who are pricked in the heart have already been regenerated and given

Only his SHEEP can hear his voice, and they are already saved eternally.

The natural man cannot discern (believe) in spiritual things until he has the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and that happens at his regeneration. (1 Cor 2:14 and Eph 2:5).